Collar or cuff



v (Nomdel') J. W. HYATT.

GOLLAR 0R GU'FF. No. 419,263. Patented Jan. 14, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

`JOHN WV. HYATT, OE NEVARK, NEI/V JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE CELLULOIDMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.`

COLLAR OR CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part vof Letters Patent No. 419,263, dated Januaryv14.-, 1890. Application filed November 13, 1888. Renewed :December 18,1889. Serial No. 334,145. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JOHN IV. HYATT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in Essex county, New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Composite Collars and Cuffs, fullydescribed and represented in the following specification and theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of the same. A j

The object of this invention is to furnish 4a collar or cuff that has agreater elasticity than one composed Wholly of textile fabrics, andprovided with a water-proof and ldirt-resisting surface and a wovengrain of textile fabric upon its exterior, so as to imitate closely astarched linen article.

The invention consists in an imitation of starched linen collars andcuffs, consisting in two layers of textile fabric having an out-ersurface grained like starched linen, an intermediate stiffener of woodveneer cemented between the same, and a coating of waterproof varnishupon the whole exterior of the article to present a dirt and moistureresisting medium. In this composite article the sole function of theWood is to impart elasticity to the product, while the textile fabricpresen-ts the desired Woven grain upon the surface, and the water-proofvarnish affords the dirt and moisture resistingr medium. The article isthus adapted for cleansing by a sponge with soap and water, andpossesses the advantages of a Celluloid collar or cuff at a smallfraction of the cost.

Heretofore collars and cuffs have been formed of india-rubber andenameled cloth, and by various combinations of paper and woven fabricsof vegetable iber; but lsuch constructions have been deficient inelasticity and durability if made of cheap materials, or have been veryexpensive if formed of elastic materials, and adapted, like celluloidcollars and cuffs, for cleansing with soap and water by the applicationof a brush or sponge.

The object of my present invention is tofurnish an exceedingly cheapcollar and cuff having a water-proof surface and an elastic body adaptedto retain its shape and appearance for a long time. I secure the desiredelasticity and durability in the articlelby forming the body of the sameof a layer of thin split Wood or veneer, preferably using for suchpurpose a bass-wood veneer about a 4and I impart the desired water-proofquality to the same by coating, the surface of such fabric withpyroxyline varnish or its equivalent. into blanks of suitable size andshape to form the desired article, as a collar or cuff, and the muslinismade large enough to fold over the edges of the same when cementedthereon, for the double purpose of concealing the edge of the veneer andfor thickening the edge of the article in imitation of a hem.

To avoid the cracking and injury to the veneer which would result fromthe frequent handling of the same if the veneer were first formed inlarge sheets and thencut into the desired blanks, the blanks arepreferably cut from ablockof the exact shape required. The blanks thenrequire nothing but the necessary treatment and application of the wovenfabric to convert them at once into the finished article.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings,in which Figure l is a diagram of a cuff with four buttonholes. Fig. 2is a transverse section through two of the button-holes on line a: e inFig. l, with the proportions exaggerated to clearly show the differentlayers. Y

The grain of the wood in the veneer blanks would be preferably extendedlengthwise 0f the blank, so as to impart its elasticityk in thedirection in which the collar or cuff would be bent when in use. Y

- e represents in section t-he veneer blank, covered upon opposite sidesby muslin coatings f and g. One of the coatings, as g, would be formedof the same size as the veneer blank, and the other coating f wouldbemade sufficiently large to turn over the edges of the cuff and cementupon the opposite side of the same, thereby thickening the edge inimitation of a sewed hem.

The veneer blank is preferably, before the woven fabric is applied toits surfaces, coated with a waterproofing material, as dammar, copal, orpyroxyline varnish, mixed with zinc oxide or other white earthy materialto The wood veneer is preferably cut IOO different function, being madeexclusively to impart elasticity to the product, and it isthereforestudiously concealed, and if the outer woven fabric is not thick enoughto hide it entirely a composition of suitable color is applied betweenthe veneer and the fabric to effect such concealment. I there`y foredisclaim the constructions referred to.

I have claimed herein an intermediate stiffener formed of wood veneeronly; but I have in another application, Serial No. 290,674, filedNovember-13,1888, claimed a stiener or water-proof body made of anyfibrous matel rial, and I therefore disclaim herein the matter describedand claimed in my said appliv cation, Serial No. 290,674.

Having thus set forth my invention, what I claim is l. An imitation ofstarched linen collars and cus, consisting in two layers of textilefabric having an outer surface grained like starched linen, anintermediate stiifener of wood veneer cemented between the same, and acoating of water-proof varnish upon the whole exterior ofthe article topresent a dirt and moisture resisting medium, substantially as hereinset forth. Y

2. An imitation of starched linen collars and cuffs, consisting;4 in twolayers of textile fabric coated upon their outer sides with waterproofvarnish, an intermediate stiifener of wood veneer cemented to the innersides of the said fabrics, and a composition applied between the veneerand the fabrics to conceal the color of the veneer, as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

J OI-IN `W. HYATT.

Witnesses:

L. LEE, Trios. S. CRANE.

